There have been wild chickens running around the neighborhood for several years. Recently, they've taken a liking to laying eggs and trying to incubate them in my yard. I've got some hens that occasionally go broody and I thought it might be a good idea to steal the eggs from the wild hens and put them under my own hens. These wild chickens seem to go broody easily and are good mothers(considering they've managed to live in an urban neighborhood for 8+ years), so I figured I'd keep any chicks that turn out to be hens and simply release the roosters back into the wild. I'd like a few more hens that can go broody, but I don't want to catch the wild hens that fly into my yard since they can both transfer diseases to my chickens and they won't be tame. Though, before I do any egg stealing, I'd like to at least know what breed these chickens are. Over the years I've seen a couple roosters that clearly were not apart of the original flock of chickens, but generally they have all looked the same.
This is one of the wild roosters:
Unfortunately I haven't had my phone on me during the times when one of the hens briefly visits the yard, but hopefully I'll get one of them soon. The hen's bodies are a beige/tan color with dark tan/medium brown wing and tail tips. They aren't big birds but they aren't bantams. Like the rooster, their legs are yellow and are long, considering their small bodies. Their eggs are a white color and are large. The chicks are yellow.
This is one of the wild roosters:
Unfortunately I haven't had my phone on me during the times when one of the hens briefly visits the yard, but hopefully I'll get one of them soon. The hen's bodies are a beige/tan color with dark tan/medium brown wing and tail tips. They aren't big birds but they aren't bantams. Like the rooster, their legs are yellow and are long, considering their small bodies. Their eggs are a white color and are large. The chicks are yellow.
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